江苏港口上半年货物集装箱吞吐量双增长
Since the beginning of this year, ports across Jiangsu have continuously optimized port services, unleashing production potential. In the first half of the year, they handled 1.81 billion tons of cargo, a year-on-year increase of 1.4%, and completed container throughput of 14.872 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%, including 6.924 million TEUs of foreign trade containers, a year-on-year increase of 4.8%.
At the Fengshan Terminal of the Haian Port Area in Nantong Port, 100 TEUs of optical cable products are transshipped to the Yangshan Port Area in Shanghai for export to Europe and the United States every month. This year, Fengshan Terminal has fully utilized its advantages in multimodal transport by rail, road, and water, actively expanding and optimizing its cargo structure, with the transshipment volume of "three new types" of goods increasing by more than 50%. To meet the export needs of local enterprises for ultra-high transformers, Fengshan Terminal has also accelerated the construction of new berths, allowing enterprises to enjoy export convenience right at their doorstep.
As the core bulk commodity distribution hub of Lianyungang Port and the only 400,000-ton specialized ore terminal in Jiangsu Province, the Xinsugang Terminal saw a 6.67% year-on-year increase in cargo shipments in May, setting a new historical record for single-month cargo shipments. Among these, the water-to-rail intermodal transport business saw a significant increase of 32.88%. To meet the cargo pickup needs of hinterland customers, the port area concentrated all production resources on railway operations, fully enhancing the railway freight efficiency of the port area.
In the first five months of this year, Suzhou Port achieved rapid growth in cargo and container throughput. Among them, the "three new types" of goods and whole vehicle exports performed remarkably. Taicang Port Area completed the export of 507,000 vehicles in the first five months, a year-on-year increase of over 70%, with an average of one new energy vehicle being shipped globally from Taicang Port Area every minute.
